William Etty
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William Etty #11,564

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Selected Works55

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Esther and Ahasuerus
Esther and Ahasuerus
Sold
Apr 2026
Sotheby's
Venus and Cupid
Venus and Cupid
Sold
Apr 2026
Bonhams
William Etty, RA (British, 1789-1849) Study of a sleeping woman
William Etty, RA (British, 1789-1849) Study of a sleeping woman
£8,000 ($11k USD)
Mar 2026
Christie's
Ariadne
Ariadne
$6,928
Jul 2025
Sotheby's
Study for 'The Crochet Worker'
Study for 'The Crochet Worker'
Sold
Apr 2025
Artcurial
Study for Youth at the Prow, Pleasure at the Helm
Study for Youth at the Prow, Pleasure at the Helm
Sold
Feb 2025
Bonhams
Reclining nude
Reclining nude
Sold
Mar 2024
Bonhams
Female Nude
Female Nude
$5,607
Jul 2023
Bonhams
The Artist's Model
The Artist's Model
$4,806
Jul 2023
Bonhams
Andromeda
Andromeda
$2,883
Jul 2023
Bonhams
Female nude, study
Female nude, study
$3,005
Dec 2022
Bonhams
Female nude, seen from behind, leaning on a rock
Female nude, seen from behind, leaning on a rock
$5,804
Sep 2022
Sotheby's
Study of a male nude reaching for an Hour-Glass
Study of a male nude reaching for an Hour-Glass
$11,307
Oct 2021
Sotheby's
Reclining female nude
Reclining female nude
£6,000 ($10k USD)
Oct 2021
Bonhams
Joan of Arc, on finding the sword she had dreamt of, in the church of St. Catherine de Fierbois, devotes herself and it to the service of God and her country
Joan of Arc, on finding the sword she had dreamt of, in the church of St. Catherine de Fierbois, devotes herself and it to the service of God and her country
$22,535
Sep 2021
Bonhams
Sabrina, from Milton's 'Comus', 'Sabrina fair, listen where thou art sitting'
Sabrina, from Milton's 'Comus', 'Sabrina fair, listen where thou art sitting'
$13,059
Sep 2021
Bonhams
Seated male nude
Seated male nude
$7,181
Jun 2021
Sotheby's
Eve and the Serpent
Eve and the Serpent
$8,790
Apr 2021
Christie's
Pluto carrying off Proserpine: "That fair field of Enna, where Proserpine gathering flowers, herself a fairer flower, by gloomy Dis was gathered."
Pluto carrying off Proserpine: "That fair field of Enna, where Proserpine gathering flowers, herself a fairer flower, by gloomy Dis was gathered."
£27,500 ($36k USD)
Jul 2018
Christie's
A muse
A muse
£2,750 ($4k USD)
Jun 2014
Christie's
Study of a kneeling nude
Study of a kneeling nude
£2,250 ($3k USD)
Mar 2014
Christie's
Seated female nude study
Seated female nude study
£2,500 ($3k USD)
Nov 2012
Christie's
Study of a man
Study of a man
£2,125 ($3k USD)
Jul 2012
Christie's
Female nude, seen from behind, leaning on a rock
Female nude, seen from behind, leaning on a rock
£15,000 ($20k USD)
Dec 2010
Christie's
The crochet worker
The crochet worker
£4,000 ($5k USD)
Jun 2010

For Sale

Robert Funk Fine Art · Artsy
18th Century Lesbians ? - " Friends "
18th Century Lesbians ? - " Friends ", 1800
US$26,000
Oil on Canvas
Gallery Art · Artsy
BATHER
BATHER
US$10,800
OIL ON PANEL
Henry Miller Fine Art · Artsy
Portrait of a Man’s Head
Portrait of a Man’s Head
£2,650
Charcoal and white chalk highlight on paper
Henry Miller Fine Art · Artsy
Academic Study
Academic Study
Sold
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Studies of Men Running
Studies of Men Running
For sale
Graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
A Male Nude Seen from behind
A Male Nude Seen from behind
For sale
Red chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Horse of Selene from the Elgin Marbles [recto]
The Horse of Selene from the Elgin Marbles [recto], 1807
For sale
Pen and brown ink on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Scene from the Inferno (canto IX)
Scene from the Inferno (canto IX)
For sale
Pen and black ink with gray wash
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Study of a Horse [verso]
Study of a Horse [verso], 1807
For sale
Graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Seated Youth with a Staff
Seated Youth with a Staff, 1815
For sale
Graphite with brown wash heightened with white on brown wove paper
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Hero, Having Thrown herself from the Tower at the Sight of Leander Drowned, Dies on his Body
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 2006 · Accession T12265 · Oil paint on canvas
Presented by Tate Patrons 2006
Female Nude in a Landscape
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1999 · Accession 99.PC.56 · Paintings
Titania
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1997 · Accession T09372 · Graphite and watercolour on paper
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Standing Female Nude
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1982 · Accession 1982.235.2 · Red and black chalk, heightened with white, on beige paper
Gift of Kenneth A. Lohf, 1982
Rearing Horse and Trainer, drawn on a letter. Verso: Studies of Women and Children
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1979 · Accession 1979.135.13 · Brush and brown wash over pen and ink manuscript
Bequest of Mary Cushing Fosbugh, 1978
Seated Nude
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1978 · Accession 1978.33 · graphite
Gift of Nancy S. Marshall
The Coral Finder: Venus and her Youthful Satellites, replica
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1964 · Accession N06354 · Oil paint on canvas
Bequeathed by Mrs M. Orr-Ewing 1964
Allegory
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1959 · Accession 59.131 · Oil on canvas, laid down on wood
Gift of Martin Birnbaum, 1959
Britomart Redeems Faire Amoret
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1958 · Accession T00199 · Oil paint on canvas
Purchased 1958
Miss Mary Arabella Jay
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1956 · Accession N06268 · Oil paint on canvas
Bequeathed by Mrs Rose Mary Chamberlen 1956
The Parting of Hero and Leander
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1945 · Accession N05614 · Oil paint and metal leaf on canvas
Purchased 1945
Standing Female Nude
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1941 · Accession N05305 · Oil paint on canvas
Presented by the Art Fund 1941
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event
death
William Etty dies
Jan 1, 1849
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birth
William Etty born
Jan 1, 1787